Study on the Impact of Perception towards Youth Economic Education on Personal Traits in an Age of ConvergenceLim, Sang-Ho;

Abstract

This study intended to verify the importance and effectiveness of youth economic education by examining how perception towards youth economic education affects creativity, sociability and leadership in an age of convergence. As a result of the online survey, perception towards the importance of youth economic education affirmatively affected creativity and the perception towards effectiveness of youth economic education affirmatively affected creativity, sociability and leadership. Moreover, creativity, sociability, and leadership were higher when interest in economic education was high. This study showed that affirmative perception and interest towards youth economic education are effective in developing creativity, sociability and leadership.

Wook Lee, A Study on the Development and Application of Elementary Economic Education Programs-Based Creative Expression Activities, Graduate School of Education of Korea National University of Educations, Master's Thesis, 2011.